Bringing you the science fiction and fantasy books that you want...one damned episode at a time!

The Once & Future Podcast is a weekly book-centric podcast for readers and writers alike that focuses on all things fantasy and science fiction, talking with today's hottest authors about their books, writing, and general geekery.

This week we talk with scifi/fantasy author David Mack about his latest The Midnight Front, book one of his World War II-era epic fantasy series from Tor Books. We also discuss our time at Gen Con and his writing in the Star Trek universe from actual episodes of Deep Space Nine to novels all the way through the new Discovery series.

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This episode we talk with fantasy author Genevieve Cogman about the fourth book in her Invisible Library series, The Lost Plot. We also discuss libraries and books in fantasy, writing role playing games for White Wolf and Steve Jackson Games, Imposter Syndrome, writing fan fiction, and as a bonus: swine flu and even ebola!

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This episode we talk with Canadian science fiction author James Alan Gardner about U.S. vs Canada sci-fi fantasy, comics, martial arts, writing, his Skill List Project, old school computer languages and his latest book with Tor, All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault!

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LIVE from the Gen Con 2017 Writer’s Symposium! TheNo Room For Ego panel! From brainstorming to critiquing, how do you find a great partner—and not kill each other? An unlikely dynamic duo including a USA Today bestselling author/podcaster and an author/publicist tell all. Featuring new Writer’s Symposium co-chair Melanie Meadors and Anton Strout.

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LIVE from the Gen Con 2017 Writer’s Symposium! Time Management Tools and Techniques! There are so many distractions! This episode’s panelists look at tools and techniques to effectively manage your time and hit those deadlines. Featuring Toiya Kristen Finley, Leigh Perry, Aaron Rosenberg, and Anton Strout

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LIVE from the Gen Con 2017 Writer’s Symposium! How Do Writers Get Paid? When and how should a writer get paid, what's the going rate, and what should you watch out for? Plus, is exposure a valid form of payment? Find out as Reddit Fantasy’s Steve Drew puts the financial writerly screws to authors Anton Strout and Maurice Broaddus!

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LIVE from the Gen Con 2017 Writer’s Symposium! Building To The Climax! Discover ways to structure your story so that carries the reader into the climax in a logical, exciting, and satisfying way. Featuring Erin M. Evans, Jerry Gordon, Karen Bovenmyer, and Anton Strout.

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Another awesome episode LIVE from the Gen Con 2017 Writer’s Symposium! Awesome Anti-Heroes! How do you create a hero who's so bad she's good? Where is the line between anti-hero and villain? Featuring moderator Susan J. Morris, Charlaine Harris, Gregory A. Wilson and Anton Strout.

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Jennifer Gunnels and Marco Palmieri—the mad scientist editorial minds behind Tor Labs—talk to us about their debut project, Steal The Stars, a 14-episode noir science fiction thriller. Forbidden love, a crashed UFO, an alien body, and an impossible heist—the adventure is just beginning. Be sure to check out this amazing new serial podcast voiced by a full cast of experienced film, theater, and voice actors from Gideon Media, writer Mac Rogers, and director Jordana Williams.

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This episode comes to you from Gen Con 2017, celebrating its 50th year! It’s another amazing panel from the Writer’s Symposium! Worldbuilding: Making Magic New Again! Have you had your fill of spellbooks, wands, and wizards? Explore ways to make magic in your world exciting and new! Featuring Brandon Sanderson, Anton Strout, Brian McClellan, and Christopher Husberg!

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This episode comes to you from Gen Con 2017, celebrating its 50th year! Join host Anton Strout in our third year of live shows from the Writer’s Symposium as we talk with awesome authors Beth Cato and Mercedes Lackey. We discuss careers, cookies, gaming, raptors, writing, and geeky podcast goodness for science fiction/fantasy readers and writers alike.

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This episode comes to you from Gen Con 2017, celebrating its 50th year! Join host Anton Strout in our third year of live shows from the Writer’s Symposium as we talk with Charlaine Harris (the Sookie Stackhouse, Lily Bard, and Midnight,Texas series) & Gail Z. Martin (Darkhurst, The Chronicles of The Necromancer and The Fallen Kings Cycle). We discuss careers, writing and geeky podcast goodness for science fiction/fantasy readers and writers alike.

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This episode we talk with New York Times bestseller Jason Hough about Zero World, coauthoring Mass Effect: Andromeda: Nexus Uprising, and his Dire Earth Cycle series including the latest books Injection Burn and Escape Velocity. We also talk Comic Con International, Dungeons & Dragons, game design, Star Wars, and our dual appearances in the upcoming MECH anthology!

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This episode we talk with hybrid publishing juggernaut Michael J. Sullivan about his amazing self publishing and traditional publishing careers, and his latest book, Age of Swords: Book Two of The Legends of the First Empire series.

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Double the guests, double the fun! This episode I catch up with dear author friends: Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Worship) and Amber Benson (The End of Magic)as we talk about 20 years of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, their semi-secret project together writing BOOM STUDIOS’ Clueless, Barbie comics and beyond, panels, conventions, the benefits of writing groups, way too much bathroom talk, and Amber breaks the silence on having just written an upcoming Lifetimemovie!